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Peak Summary
Peak
Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
by K. Anders Ericsson 2016 336 pages
4.21
18k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Heuristics and Biases Summary
Heuristics and Biases
The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment
by Thomas Gilovich 2002 882 pages
4.39
100+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Economics
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters Summary
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters
From Dating, Shopping, and Praying to Going to War and Becoming a Billionaire — Two Evolutionary Psychologists Explain Why We Do What We Do
by Alan S. Miller 2006 252 pages
3.56
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
TRIZ For Dummies Summary
TRIZ For Dummies
by Lilly Haines-Gadd 2016 352 pages
4.04
50+ ratings
Science
Business
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age Summary
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age
Scientific Habits of Mind
by David J. Helfand 2016 344 pages
3.71
100+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Skepticism
The Sleep Revolution Summary
The Sleep Revolution
Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time
by Arianna Huffington 2016 392 pages
3.43
7k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution Summary
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution
The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars
by Richard K. Bernstein 1997 560 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Reference
My Life in Advertising and Scientific Advertising Summary
My Life in Advertising and Scientific Advertising
by Claude C. Hopkins 1923 336 pages
4.24
1k+ ratings
Business
Biography
Psychology
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis Summary
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis
by Richards J. Heuer Jr. 1999 216 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Age Fix Summary
The Age Fix
A Leading Plastic Surgeon Reveals How To Really Look Ten Years Younger
by Anthony Youn 2015 240 pages
3.93
100+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
The Inevitable Summary
The Inevitable
Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
by Kevin Kelly 2016 336 pages
3.89
11k+ ratings
Technology
Business
Science
The Big Picture Summary
The Big Picture
On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
by Sean Carroll 2016 480 pages
4.18
9k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
Algorithms to Live By Summary
Algorithms to Live By
The Computer Science of Human Decisions
by Brian Christian 2016 368 pages
4.13
33k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Computer Science
Why You Love Music Summary
Why You Love Music
From Mozart to Metallica — The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds
by John Powell 2016 310 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Music
Psychology
Science
Head in the Cloud Summary
Head in the Cloud
Why Knowing Things Still Matters When Facts Are So Easy to Look Up
by William Poundstone 2016 352 pages
3.42
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Education
The User's Guide to the Human Mind Summary
The User's Guide to the Human Mind
Why Our Brains Make Us Unhappy, Anxious, and Neurotic and What We Can Do about It
by Shawn T. Smith 2011 216 pages
4.03
100+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Invisible Influence Summary
Invisible Influence
The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior
by Jonah Berger 2016 272 pages
3.69
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
On Language Summary
On Language
by Noam Chomsky 1998 481 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Linguistics
Philosophy
Language
The Power of Neuroplasticity Summary
The Power of Neuroplasticity
by Shad Helmstetter 2014 293 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Self Help
Suspicious Minds Summary
Suspicious Minds
Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories
by Rob Brotherton 2015 304 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
History
Getting Gamers Summary
Getting Gamers
The Psychology of Video Games and Their Impact on the People who Play Them
by Jamie Madigan 2015 299 pages
4.05
100+ ratings
Psychology
Game Design
Games
Against Democracy Summary
Against Democracy
by Jason Brennan 2016 304 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
A Book About Love Summary
A Book About Love
by Jonah Lehrer 2016 304 pages
3.73
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Relationships
The Polyvagal Theory Summary
The Polyvagal Theory
Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation
by Stephen W. Porges 2011 347 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Game Theorist's Guide to Parenting Summary
The Game Theorist's Guide to Parenting
How the Science of Strategic Thinking Can Help You Deal with the Toughest Negotiators You Know — Your Kids
by Paul Raeburn 2016 222 pages
3.49
100+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Economics
The Cyber Effect Summary
The Cyber Effect
A Pioneering Cyberpsychologist Explains How Human Behavior Changes Online
by Mary Aiken 2016 14 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Technology
Science
100 Million Years of Food Summary
100 Million Years of Food
What Our Ancestors Ate and Why It Matters Today
by Stephen Le 2016 320 pages
3.62
500+ ratings
Food
History
Health
The Internet of Money Summary
The Internet of Money
by Andreas M. Antonopoulos 2016 200 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Technology
God's Undertaker Summary
God's Undertaker
Has Science Buried God?
by John C. Lennox 2002 192 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
Science
Religion
Christian
The Complete Guide to Fasting Summary
The Complete Guide to Fasting
Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting
by Jason Fung 2016 304 pages
4.26
14k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Self Help
The Spark in the Machine Summary
The Spark in the Machine
How the Science of Acupuncture Explains the Mysteries of Western Medicine
by Daniel Keown 2014 304 pages
4.37
500+ ratings
Health
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Science
Zak George's Dog Training Revolution Summary
Zak George's Dog Training Revolution
The Complete Guide to Raising the Perfect Pet with Love
by Zak George 2016 240 pages
4.24
5k+ ratings
Dogs
Animals
Reference
The Ghost in My Brain Summary
The Ghost in My Brain
How a Concussion Stole My Life and How the New Science of Brain Plasticity Helped Me Get It Back
by Clark Elliott 2015 336 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
Science
Memoir
Neuroscience
The Great Transition Summary
The Great Transition
Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy
by Lester R. Brown 2014 194 pages
3.69
100+ ratings
Science
Climate Change
Environment
Payoff Summary
Payoff
The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations
by Dan Ariely 2016 128 pages
3.71
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists Summary
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists
50 Essential Concepts
by Peter Bruce 2017 315 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Computer Science
Mathematics
Programming
Habits of a Happy Brain Summary
Habits of a Happy Brain
Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, & Endorphin Levels
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2015 238 pages
4.02
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Armchair Economist Summary
Armchair Economist
Economics & Everyday Life
by Steven E. Landsburg 1993 256 pages
3.74
3k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
The Undoing Project Summary
The Undoing Project
A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
by Michael Lewis 2016 368 pages
3.99
61k+ ratings
Psychology
Biography
Science
Snakes in Suits Summary
Snakes in Suits
When Psychopaths Go to Work
by Paul Babiak 2006 352 pages
3.68
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Business
Science
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs Summary
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals―and Other Forgotten Skills
by Tristan Gooley 2014 416 pages
3.77
4k+ ratings
Nature
Science
Travel
The Genius of Birds Summary
The Genius of Birds
by Jennifer Ackerman 2016 352 pages
4.05
12k+ ratings
Science
Nature
Birds
Power, Sex, Suicide Summary
Power, Sex, Suicide
Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life
by Nick Lane 2005 354 pages
4.25
3k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
Medical Medium Summary
Medical Medium
Secrets Behind Chronic and Mystery Illness and How to Finally Heal
by Anthony William 2015 365 pages
4.04
6k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Spirituality
Against Empathy Summary
Against Empathy
The Case for Rational Compassion
by Paul Bloom 2016 285 pages
3.58
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Hit Makers Summary
Hit Makers
The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction
by Derek Thompson 2017 307 pages
3.90
6k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Science
The Case Against Sugar Summary
The Case Against Sugar
by Gary Taubes 2016 384 pages
3.84
10k+ ratings
Health
Science
Food
The Art of Invisibility Summary
The Art of Invisibility
The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data
by Kevin D. Mitnick 2017 320 pages
3.98
5k+ ratings
Technology
Science
Computer Science
The Way of the Iceman Summary
The Way of the Iceman
How the Wim Hof Method Creates Radiant Long-term Health—Using the Science and Secrets of Breath Control, Cold-Training and Commitment
by Wim Hof 2015 188 pages
3.71
2k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Personal Development
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived Summary
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
The Stories in Our Genes
by Adam Rutherford 2016 419 pages
4.03
11k+ ratings
Science
History
Biology
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